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This past friday, a good friend of mine went out riding with a few of his buds. I've been riding with him for about a year now, and we both took the MSF together. Unfortunantly, he hasn't been very fond of gear. Though I've told him on several accounts to always wear his gear, he has never felt the need to. Especially under the S. Cal sun. This Friday however, while in the canyons, he took a turn too fast and crossed over the little reflectors in the middle of the road, Thus cause his rear tire to wobble. He then pulled the bike straight to brake, but unfortunantly was going too fast and ran into a pile of dirt.... launching him over the bike and onto the ground. He suffered from mostly road rash on his left shoulder, left ribs, and arm. He was wearing jeans, t-shirt and helmet. His helmet visor broke off on impact and his jeans were torn from his butt down......
I wasn't present during his accident but when I found out about it, the first thing I asked was whether or not he was ok. He seemed ok about the crash and a little bummed about the bike. (It seems mostly cosmetic excluding the clutch lever being bent. ALL the plastics were damaged)
Now just yesterday I asked him if he would NOW consider his gear all the time....... and finally.... he said YES! Not to mention that he should save all the canyon carving for the track. Some people just have to learn the hard way. Though it's a shame to see your friends go down, it's nice to know they've learned from the accident. He is now looking to purchase his TZ-1 pants to go with his Alpinestars TC-1 jacket. (He had all his gear, but failed to wear it during the crash.)
Ride safe guys.....
I wasn't present during his accident but when I found out about it, the first thing I asked was whether or not he was ok. He seemed ok about the crash and a little bummed about the bike. (It seems mostly cosmetic excluding the clutch lever being bent. ALL the plastics were damaged)
Now just yesterday I asked him if he would NOW consider his gear all the time....... and finally.... he said YES! Not to mention that he should save all the canyon carving for the track. Some people just have to learn the hard way. Though it's a shame to see your friends go down, it's nice to know they've learned from the accident. He is now looking to purchase his TZ-1 pants to go with his Alpinestars TC-1 jacket. (He had all his gear, but failed to wear it during the crash.)
Ride safe guys.....